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This quote sums up our approach to using social media and digital tools to advance HIV prevention, care, and treatment. At HIV.gov, we believe that innovations in communications are at the heart of our work with our partners to advance activities at the national and local levels. That’s why we’re committed to two things:

Continuously learning how we can use social media and digital tools to achieve our mission.

Sharing what we know with the HIV community, so that each of our partners can more effectively achieve their missions.

To achieve #2, we offer a series of technical assistance services:

Virtual Office HoursThrough Virtual Office Hours, HIV.gov offers free, personalized technical assistance to help federal and non-federal HIV program staff with how to use digital tools and social media channels to improve their outreach. These one-on-one meetings provide you with the opportunity to ask ANY question and receive personalized help. Whether you are looking to define your audience and need help reaching that population, or you want assistance signing up for a particular social media platform and need a basic tutorial on how it works, we’re here to help! Schedule a session today: 45-minute phone calls are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. (EST).

Social Media LabsIn coordination with select HIV and public health conferences, HIV.gov provides one-on-one technical assistance in-person at social media labs. These events give you the opportunity to sit down with one of our social media experts and to brainstorm together about how to use digital tools to manage your HIV program, launch your next campaign, set up a social media profile account, or develop a digital strategy for your organization. Stop by one of our social media labs soon and let us help you better understand and use social media. To learn about upcoming social media labs, sign up to get emails on our social media activities.

Many Federal agencies have developed public awareness and education campaigns to address HIV prevention, treatment, care, and research. In this section, you’ll find a snapshot of these Federal HIV campaigns and links to help you access more information as well as campaign materials that you can use. Also included is information about campaigns related to the prevention and diagnosis of hepatitis B and C.

HIV.gov's Virtual Office Hours provides free social media technical assistance for the HIV community. Appointments are available for individuals or groups who want to learn how to best use social media for their HIV programs.